Wringer



March 9, 1937. A. R. HAAG ET AL 2,073,341

WRINGER Filed Sept. 2, 1935 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 O 16 o -V W o Patented Mar.9, 1937 UNITED ISTATES WRINGER Albert B. Haag and George A. Haag, Peoria,v Ill.

Application September 2, 1933, Serial No. 687,954

11' Claims.

wringer having novel means by which the operator may force the clothes into the rolls with no danger of having his fingers caught between the rolls.

, Another object is to provide a wringer having means of this character which is simple and inexpensive to constructand is convenient to A further object is to provide a wringer having a quick release mechanism by which the pressure on the rolls may be quickly released, and

a means for feeding the clothes into the rolls* which in no way interferes with the operation of the quick release.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a wringer in which the clothes are prevented from wrapping around the upper roll of the wringer.

A still further object is to provide a reversible wringer in which the means for preventing the Vclothes from wrapping around the upper roll and the means for feeding the clothes into the rolls are mounted on the respective sides of the wringer and are interchangeable as to sides so that the wringer may be used in either direction.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

in which: v

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a wringer embodying Ythe features of the invention.

Pig. 2 i's a perspective view of the means for feeding the clothes into the rolls.

preventing the clothes from wrapping around the upper roll.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the line l-I of Fig. 1 and showing the normal position of the means for feeding the clothes into the rolls I is a section similar to Fig. 4 but showing said means when moved to a position to force the clothes intothe rolls.

'Ihe present embodiment of the invention comprises 'generally a frame in which are mounted a pair of rolls. The head, or top member, of the frame is preferably provided with a quick release mechanism by which pressure of one roll against the other may be instantly released. Pivotally Fig. 31s a perspective view of the means for supported-on theframeat Aone side of the rolls is a means constructed to force the clothes into rolls,which so covers the rolls that -the operators fingers are prevented from getting caught between the rolls, said means inV no way inter-v 5 fering with the operation of the quick release mechanism. On the opposite side of the rolls is-mounted means for preventing the clothes from wrapping around a roll. which means is interchangeable with the first-mentioned means so 10 that the wringer may be operated in either direction.

The wringer herein illustrated is of the type adapted to be used with a power-.driven washing machine and to be driven by the driving mechanism thereof. As shown in the drawings, the wringer comprises a frame, indicated generally at I0, mounted -on a bracket lII--which is adapted to be seated on the upper end o1' the wringer post of thefwashing machine. The bracket includes a gear housing I2 enclosing reversing gears adapted to be connected to the driving mechanism of the washing machine, as by a part I3, and controlled by handle I4.

The frame comprises a base member I5, a. pair of side columns I6, and ahead or top member I1. Between the side columns are positioned an upper roll 20`and a. lower roll. 2|, one of which has a driving connection with the reversing gears in the housing I2. The upper roll 20 is resilient- -30 ly held against the 'lower roll 2I as by'a spring 22 mounted in the head I1, thepressure exerted .thereby being controlled by -a screw 23. The wringer is constructed so that this pressure, may be quickly released.` ,To this end,'the head 35 I'I is illustrated as being pivotally connected to 'the side columns as by pins 24 :and rigidly held in place by latchesv controlled by a handle 25. On release of thelatch by its handle, the head is permitted to move on its pivot, thus releasing o the pressure ofthe spring 22 upon the rolls. Pivotally mountedY in the frame below the rolls is a drain board V26 which may be turned toward one side or the other depending upon the direc-y vtion in which the wringer is operating.

The principal feature of. the invention Aisthe means for forcing lthe clothes into rolls. This vmeans comprises a.v smooth Ifeeding,lsurfac e 30 which is pivotaliy supported on an axis..lparal1el 'to the rolls by extensions or brackets lrformed 50 on the side-'columns I6. The feeding surface III is spaced from the rolls sufficiently to constitute Y with the extensions: 3| a hopper ,into which the clothes are fed. The feeding surface is so constructed that, when swung toward the rolls, 1.115155v lower portion of the feeding surface moves into close proximity to the bite of the rolls and forces the clothes into the rolls, as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 5.

Along the upper edge of thefeeding surface is a rounded portion 32, over which theclothes lie as they enter the hopper. Preferably the center of the rounded portion is spaced outwardly from the axisl of the pivotal support for the feeding surface so that the weight of the clothes will tend to swing the feeding surface toward the rolls.

An important characteristic of the means for forcing the clothes into the rolls is that it prevents the operators fingersfrom being caughtA between the rolls, especially when the operator places his hand against the device to force the clothes into the rolls. Thus, said means constitutes a combined feeder and guard. To this end, the outer edge of the rounded portion'32 is extended downwardly to provide a skirt 33 which, when the feeding surface is swung toward the rolls, moves inwardly toward the lower roll and substantially covers the adjacent side of the lower roll, as shown in Fig. 5. The skirt 33 forms a convenient part where the hand may be placed to swing the feeding surface toward the rolls.

Preferably, the feeding surface 30, the rounded portion 32 and the skirt 33 are formed in a unitary casting with flanges 34 and trunnions 35 at the ends thereof. The trunnions constitute the pivotal support for the feeding surface, and in order that the device may be placed .at either side of the wringer, depending upon the direction of rotation; the trunnions are seated in open-end slots 36 formed in the extensions 3l.

Another feature of the invention is the means for preventing the clothes from wrapping around a roll. This means is preferably placed to operate on the upper roll and at the opposite side thereof from the means for forcing the clothes into the rolls. Thus, it may be interchangeable with said means, so that both means may be used for either direction of operation of the wringer.

As illustrated herein, the means for preventing the clothes from wrapping around the roll comprises a plate having trunnions 4Icast 'integrally therewith which are adapted to be seated in the open-end slots 36. The plate 40 extends from the trunnions 4i toward the upper roll 20 and has a relatively sharp edge 42 bearing on the roll and directed toward the approaching surface of the roll. Thus, should any clothes adhere to the surface of the roll, the edge 42 will scrape them off and prevent them from becoming wrapped around the roll.

v e In the operation of the wringer, the-feeding surface 30 normally hangsin the position shown in Fig. 4, and the rolls rotate in the direction shown by the arrows in Figs. 4 and 5. To wring an article, one end thereof is placed in the hopper formed by the feeding surface 30 and the extensions 3 I, and the article is laid over the rounded portion 32 to extend down into the tub from which it is being withdrawn, Since the rounded portion 32 is off center relative to the trunnions 35, the weight of the article tends to move the feeding surface y30 to the position shown in Fig. 5. However, should the bite of the rolls fail to take hold of the end of the article, the operator may press toward the rolls on the skirt 33 causing vthe feeding surface 30 to swing toward the rolls and to force the end of the article into the'bite of the rolls where the rolls will grip it and pull the rest of the article through. There is no danger of the operator getting his fingers caught in so doing, because the skirt 33 substantiallycovers the lower roll.

Should the article adhere to the upper roll, the edge 42 will scrape it off so that it will not be wrapped around the roll.

1f the article should become entangled in any way, the pressure of the spring 22 on the upper roll may be quickly released by throwing the handle 25, the means for forcing the clothesv into the rolls and the edge 42 interfering in no way withv the release of the pressure.

When it -is desired to operate the wringer in the opposite direction from that indicated in'Flgs.

. 4 and 5, the positions of the means for forcing the clothes into the rolls and the means for preventing wrapping of the clothes around the roll are interchanged, each of the two means being turned end-for-end to face the rolls properly.

lFrom vthe above description, it will be apparent that we have provided a wringer having means by which the clothes may be forced into the rolls and by which the operator is protected against the danger of having his fingers caught between the rolls. Said means is obviously con-` venient to use and is simple and inexpensive to construct, since it is a unitary casting embodying these features. It is also apparent that we have provided a wringer having means which prevents the clothes from wrapping around the upper roll',` which means is interchangeable with but on the opposite side of the rolls from the first-mentioned means, so that the wringer may be operated in either direction. It is also evident that said means do not interfere with the operation of the quick release mechanism by which the pressure of the rolls may be quickly released.

We claim as our invention:

1. A wringer comprising, in combination, a

' frame, a pair of rolls supported in said frame,

fforce the clothes into the bite of the rolls, and a skirt connected to Vsaid member for movement therewith and movable toward and substantially covering the adjacent portion of the lower roll and preventing access thereunder to the bite of the rolls upon pivotal movement of said means to prevent the operators fingers from being 5 caught between said rolls. 2. A wringer comprising, in combination, a

frame, a pair of rolls mounted on said frame, and

means for feeding clothes to said rolls comprising a member having al surface normally spaced from and parallel to said rolls to provide -an opening to receive the clothes and with one edge thereof swingable into the angular space between said rolls to force the clothes into the bite of the rolls, and a skirt rigid with said member and spaced ing a rounded member over which the clothes are fed pivotally mounted in said frame adjacent the ,from said edge of said member to substantially I upper roll, a surface extending downwardly therefrom with. its lower edge swinsable toward bite, and a spaced skirt extending downwardly from said member and formed to guard the adjacent side of the lower roll to protect the operators iingers when forcing clothes into the rolls.

4. A wringer comprising, in combination, a frame, a pair of rolls supported inI said frame, and means for feeding the clothes into the rolls comprising a rounded member pivotally supported on an axis parallel to and horizontally spaced from the upper roll and having a surface extending downwardly from the inner edge of said member for guiding the clothes to the rolls and swingable toward said rolls to force the clothes into the bite ofthe rolls, said member also having a spaced skirt extending downwardly from the outer edge thereof formed at its lower edge to substantially cover the portion of the lower roll adjacent the bite when said surface is swung toward said rolls.

5. A wringer comprising, in combination, a frame having lateral extensions at the ends thereof, a pair of rolls supported centrally in said y frame. and means for feeding the clothes into the rolls,l said means being in the form of a u nitary casting comprising portion pivotally supported on said extensions, a feeding surface normally spaced from said rolls but swingable toward said rolls to forcethe clothes into the bite'of the rolls, a skirt outside of said feeding surface formed to provide a guard for the adjacent side of the lower roll when the surface is swung toward the rolls, and a rounded portion connecting the tops of the surfaceand the skirt.

6. A wringer comprising, in combination, a frame including side columns, a pair of rolls supported between said columns, a pair of extensions formed on the respective columns extendingoutwardly from the rolls, and an integral casting supported between said extensions and spaced from said rolls to form with said extensions a hopper adjacent said rolls into which the' clothes may be fed, said casting being pivoted ony said extensions and having a surface swingable toward said rolls to force the clothes into the bite of the rolls and also having a skirt formedto prevent access to the adjacent side of the lower roll when said surface is swung toward said rolls.

7. A wringer comprising, in combination, a frame including side columns, a pair of rolls su ported between said columns, extensions on the respective columns extending outwardly on both sides of the rolls, and a member having portions adapted to be supported by said extensions on either side of said rolls and forming with said extensions a hopper adjacent the rolls to receive clothes, said member being swingable on said extensions to force the clothes into the bite of the rolls and having a portion forming a guardfor the adjacent side of the lower roll when said member is swung.

8. A wringer comprising, in combination, a

' frame, a pair of rolls mounted on said frame, and

a combined feeder and guard movably supported in said frame comprising two walls, one for forc- I ing clothes into the bite of the rolls and su porting the clothes during the feeding thereof and' the other for protecting the hand of the operator, said walls upon movement toward the rolls having one edge of each wall closely adjacent the rolls with said edges spaced apart to provide a guard adjacent one of said rolls. ,Y

9. A wringer comprising, in combination, a pair of side columns, a pair of rolls supported between said columns, a head, means carried by said head for exerting pressure on said rolls, means for de` tachably connecting said head to the columns whereby the pressure on said rolls may be quickly released, means for forcing the clothes into the rolls, and brackets supported by and extending from the side columns for supporting said lastmentioned means independently of the release of said head.

1i). A wringer comprising, in combination, a frame, a pair of rolls mounted in said frame, and a combined feeder and-guard supported in said frame comprising two walls movable as a unit to a position where lone extends toward the bite of the rolls to force the clothes into the bite and to support the clothes while being fed and the other extends adjacent one-roll with the edges of said walls closest to said rolls spaced apart to substantially cover said one roll adjacent the bite and thereby protect the hand of the operator.

-11. A wringer comprising, in combination, a frame, a pair of rolls supported in said frame, and means for feeding clothes into said rolls comprising a member normally spaced from and parallel., to said rolls and swingable to move one edge thereof into the angular space between said rolls to force the clothes into the bite ofthe. rolls, and a skirt spaced from said edge of said' member and Vrigidly connected to said member at the opposite edge thereof to substantially cover the adjacent ALBERT R.' HAAG. GEORGE A. HAAG. 

